Entries open for 2022 Oram Awards

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The Oram Awards will return in November this year to recognise female, trans and non-binary innovators in sound, music and related technologies.

Entries are open now.A partnership with the PRS Foundation and Radiophonic Foundation, the awards are named after Daphne Oram, one of the founding members of the original BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Originally focussed on celebrating women in music, the event has more recently been opened up to trans and non-binary artists too, aiming to improve representation in the electronic music community.Two winners receive special commendations and development bursaries of £1500 from the PRS Foundation, while four others receive bursaries of £500.

All six are also granted access to the Oram Awards Mentoring Programme.Last year’s winners were Magz Hall, Vivienne Griffin, Lia Mice, Lou Barnell, Maria Sappho and Venus Ex Machina, and were announced during an online event in partnership with Birmingham-based experimental festival Supersonic.